Pronunciation | /ˈæksəl/ Swedish: [ˈǎksɛl] French: [aksɛl] Spanish: [aɣˈsel] |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, German, French, Spanish, Dutch |
Name day | Sweden: 16 June Finland: 23 March |
Origin | |
Word/name | Absalom |
Meaning | 'Father of Peace' |
Region of origin | Scandinavia |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Aksel, Axl |
Nickname(s) | Axe |
Related names | Absalom, Akseli, Askel |
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Axel (also Aksel ) is a Scandinavian, German, French, and Dutch masculine given name. In Estonia, Denmark, and Norway the spelling Aksel is more common. [2] The Finnish form of the name is Akseli. A French feminine form is Axelle.
Because the Danish archbishop Absalon (1128–1201) was also known as "Axel of Lund", the name has been interpreted as a corruption of the Hebrew name Absalom. Axel arose via Axelen from Absalon, possibly by conflation with the existing name Askel, Askil, medieval forms of the Old Norse name Ásketill, from ans "god" and ketill "cauldron/helmet". [3]
Alexandra is a female given name of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including Alexander. Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb ἀλέξειν and ἀνήρ. Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man". The name Alexandra was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀩𐀏𐀭𐀅𐀨, written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alexandra and its masculine equivalent, Alexander, are both common names in Greece as well as countries where Germanic, Romance, and Slavic languages are spoken.
Maria is a feminine given name. It is given in many languages influenced by Christianity.
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Hannah, also spelled Hanna, Hana, Hanah, or Chana, is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin. It is derived from the root ḥ-n-n, meaning "favour" or "grace". A Dictionary of First Names attributes the name to a word meaning 'He (God) has favoured me with a child'. Anne, Ana, Ann, and other variants of the name derive from the Hellenized Hebrew: Anna (Ἅννα)
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